Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.